Lemoine Canatchizy - Dancing In The Wind - Double Choeur

Name: Canatchizy - Dancing In The Wind - Double Choeur
Brand: Lemoine
SKU: 70338
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Essential Information About This Score
• Prestigious Commission: work written for the choirs of the Orchestre de Paris on the occasion of their 30th anniversary, designed for a particularly large choral ensemble (122 singers).
• Writing for Double Choir: treatment in responsorial style, superimposition, and alternation to exploit the full richness of a large vocal mass.
• Strong Literary Texts: musical setting of William Butler Yeats, centered on "To a Child Dancing in the Wind," "The Dancing Days Are Gone," and the epitaph "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!"
• Contemporary Aesthetic: a demanding and expressive choral score, focused on themes of dance, movement, and singing.

Canatchizy - Dancing In The Wind - Double Choeur

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Summary of This Score

This contemporary score by Edith Canat de Chizy arises from a constraint as stimulating as it is rare: writing for a massive choir, consisting of 122 singers, without losing either the clarity of the lines or the precision of the musical gesture. To meet this challenge, the composer adopts a double choir writing style, which she stages in several ways: responsorial dialogues, layering of sound planes, alternations that sculpt space and energize the texture. The listening experience is thus constantly guided between collective momentum and contrasts, serving a finely constructed vocal dramaturgy.

True to her preference for the English language, Edith Canat de Chizy relies on texts by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Two poems structure the two parts of the work: "To a Child Dancing in the Wind" and "The Dancing Days Are Gone." The whole concludes with a famous epitaph: "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!" The theme of dance naturally extends to that of movement, a constant concern of the composer, while also connecting to the very idea of singing and vocal endurance suggested by the text. Intended for large-scale choral work, this score is a significant choice to enrich a contemporary choral repertoire, both in concert and commemorative projects.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	CANAT de CHIZY Edith	Language	English
Instrumentation	double choir	Pages	46
Genre	contemporary	Year of Publication	2007

Questions frequently asked

What choral training is required for Dancing In The Wind?

The score is written for double choir, with two vocal ensembles that can engage in dialogue, alternate, and overlap. The sheet music is designed for a large choir of 122 singers.

Are the lyrics in the score in English?

The vocal parts use English and are based on poems by William Butler Yeats. Both sections include "To a child dancing in the wind" and "The dancing days are gone."

What is the musical style of this work by Edith Canat de Chizy?

This score belongs to the contemporary classical repertoire. The writing features spatial contrasts between the two choirs and vocal dramaturgy based on movement.

How many pages does the score have?

The edition includes 46 pages.

Is Dancing In The Wind suitable for a choral concert project?

The design for a large ensemble allows for use in concerts or commemorative projects. Published in 2007, the work ends with the epitaph "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!" The vocal line resilience and the choir responses structure its collective interpretation.